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LENTIVIRUS
Definition of LENTIVIRUS
noun
Any of a group of retroviruses, of the genus Lentivirus, which have long incubation periods.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LENTIVIRUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LENTIVIRUS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIILNRSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start LENTIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found LENTIVIRUS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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